Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Let’s perform to reap fruits of Modi’s reformation initiatives for transformation: Union minister Dr RK Ranjan
ICAR-Krishi Vigyan, Imphal joins Garib Kalyan Sammelan
Union minister of State for External Affairs and Education RK Ranjan on Tuesday called for reaping the benefits of the Centre’s Act East Policy for development to push forward in the region.
The Union minister was speaking after participating in the ‘Garib Kalyan Sammelan’ through video conferencing from Imphal.
He said that the Centre’s Act East Policy is an initiative to bring development in the northeast region by way of connecting the region with other Southeast Asian countries.
The cross border trade that opened under the policy should not be taken as opening the gate for importing goods from other countries.
“We should also take initiatives to produce and export. For this, we need to work hard to become producers and exporters,” he said.
The Union minister said that changes are taking place in almost every field in the country, including the northeast region under the initiative –reformation, perform and transform –mantra of the Prime Minister.
"Mr.Modi has an idea of less government with large governance. It is through this mantra, he initiated the reformation which will bring transformation after being performed" he said.
Dr Ranjan said that from the very day of assuming office as Prime Minister eight years ago, in 2014, there has been a revolution in the country’s economy under reformation initiatives of the Prime Minister.
"Economic revolution did take place from 1980 but development paces could not be accelerated as the benefits of the initiative did not reach the general people and the benefits went to the pocket of only a few sections of the society."
Knowing this fact, Modi initiated the reformation under which over 1500 redundant laws of the British era were abolished and started amending laws like Armed Forces  Powers Act to suit with time.
The recent move of partial removal of the Act from the northeast is a part of the reformation. The land law will also reform, he said.
The reformation of the land law is a must so as to outreach the benefits of various farmers’ welfare schemes to the deserving farmers, he said.
ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Imphal hosted the Prime Minister’s interaction with various beneficiaries/schemes of the government of India as a part of the ‘Garib Kalyan Sammelan’.
This novel public programme marking completion of eight years of the government led by the Prime Minister is being organized across the country at state capitals, district headquarters and Krishi Vigyan Kendras.
Apart from the Union minister, MLA Sapam Kunjakishore, Imphal West Up-Adhyaksha Laishram Boby Devi, Imphal West additional district magistrate Dr N Johnson and joint director of ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Manipur Centre Dr I Mechachandra also attended the function.
Sharing her experience as an elected member of the local self-government, Up-Adhyaksha Laishram Boby Devi stressed the need for certain rectification to the guidelines for various schemes so that the benefits can be availed by the targeted beneficiaries.
MLA Sapam Kunjakishore urged the beneficiaries of the schemes to help avail the benefits by other deserving beneficiaries by creating awareness in their respective localities and villages.
Sharing of their experiences by the beneficiaries of various schemes before the dignitaries marked the occasion hosted by the ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Imphal.